CGC Announces In-House Private Signing with Acclaimed Comic Book Artist Humberto Ramos

CGC is excited to announce that comic book artist Humberto Ramos will be joining us for an In-House Private Signing! Humberto has worked in the comic industry for decades and has created an impressive body of work for publishers such as DC, Marvel, Dark Horse and IDW Publishing. In addition to his signature, he will also be offering Remarques and Torso Sketches for purchase. Check out all the details below!

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Humberto began drawing comics professionally in 1993, when he started at Milestone Media. He then began working on the series Impulse for DC Comics. In 1996, he worked for Marvel Comics and Wildstorm Productions. He co-founded the imprint, Cliffhanger with artists Joe Madureira and J. Scott Campbell while at Jim Lee's Wildstorm Productions and released the creator owned series, Crimson & Out There. In 2003, Humberto worked on Peter Parker and Spectacular Spiderman for Marvel. Then in 2005, he released the creator owned series, Revelations through Dark Horse. In 2006, he worked on series like Wolverine, New X-Men, X-Men and Runaways.

In 2011, Humberto began his five-year run on Amazing Spider-Man for Marvel. During this time he also worked on Superior Spider-Man, joining his creative teammates from Amazing Spider-Man. During this run, Humberto was able to lend his creative skills, designing character Silk. Humberto has also worked alongside Jeff Lemire, Victor Olazaba and Edgar Delgado on Extraordinary X-Men, with Mark Waid on Champions and still contributes regularly on variant covers for Marvel. Currently, he is working on Strange Academy with Skottie Young.

“The CGC Signature Series team is stoked to have Humberto Ramos join us for this In-House Private Signing,” said Brittany McManus, CGC Signature Series Director. “He’s a wonderful artist, and we look forward to seeing all of the awesome Remarques and Sketches he does for this event.”

For this exclusive signing, ALL CGC members, including free CGC members, can submit books directly to CGC headquarters in Sarasota, Florida. CGC must receive all submissions for this event by Friday, January 20, 2023.

If the In-House Private Signing needs to be rescheduled, CGC will securely store all submissions in its vault until the event can be rescheduled.

After Humberto signs the submitted books, CGC will grade and encapsulate them with an estimated turnaround time of six weeks. If CCS pressing is also requested, the turnaround time is estimated at eight weeks. After grading and encapsulation, the collectibles will be shipped back to their owners.

The CGC In-House Private Signing fee for Humberto Ramos is $70 per item and includes: 

• Humberto Ramos’ signature 
• Estimated turnaround time of six weeks for CGC grading 
• Estimated turnaround time of eight weeks for CGC grading and CCS pressing (an additional $20 fee applies for CCS pressing)  
• Encapsulation with the iconic yellow CGC Signature Series label

The CGC In-House Private Signing fee for a Humberto Ramos Spider-Man or Deadpool Remarque is $160 (Limited to the first 100 submitters)

The CGC In-House Private Signing fee for a Humberto Ramos Green Goblin or Doyle Dormammu Remarque is $210 (Limited to the first 30 submitters)

The CGC In-House Private Signing fee for a Humberto Ramos Gaslamp or Boba Fett Remarque is $310 (Limited to the first 30 submitters)

 All Remarques include:

• Humberto Ramos’ illustrated Remarque. Submitters may request the desired Remarque design. Important: The final design and subject matter of the Remarque is at the artist’s discretion. CGC cannot guarantee Remarque requests. 
• Humberto Ramos’ signature
• Estimated turnaround time of six weeks for CGC grading
• Estimated turnaround time of eight weeks for CGC grading and CCS pressing (an additional $20 fee applies for CCS pressing)
• Encapsulation with the iconic yellow CGC Signature Series label

The CGC In-House Private Signing fee for a Humberto Ramos Torso Sketch w/ Color is $575 per item and includes:

• Humberto Ramos’ illustrated Torso Sketch. Important: The final design and subject matter of the sketch is at the artists’ discretion. CGC cannot guarantee sketch requests. Submissions must be a blank sketch cover. Marvel/DC/Image characters only (no Venom), no backgrounds included. Limited to the first 12 submitters.
• Humberto Ramos’ signature
• Estimated turnaround time of six weeks for CGC grading
• Estimated turnaround time of eight weeks for CGC grading and CCS pressing (an additional $20 fee applies for CCS pressing)
• Encapsulation with the iconic yellow CGC Signature Series label

Submission Instructions

For this CGC In-House Private Signing, you can ship submissions directly to CGC with a FREE membership. Paid memberships are also available and include additional benefits. For more information and to join, visit CGCcomics.com/join.

To submit books for the signing:

• Log onto your account or sign up for an account HERE.
• Click Submit in the CGC website navigation and select Submission Forms.
• Next to Comics / Magazines, select Online Form.
• Select Comic or Magazine from the drop-down menu, then select Private Signing and one of the following from the dropdown menu section:
  HUMBERTO RAMOS, PRIVATE SIGNING; HUMBERTO RAMOS, REMARQUE; HUMBERTO RAMOS, TORSO SKETCH.
• Under Services, select Grading and, if you would like it, Pressing. Then hit Next in the top right section of the form.
• Enter the information requested for your comic, and make sure to check the box next to HUMBERTO RAMOS under Private Signing Details.
• On the next screen, you can add one of CGC’s custom Marvel labels to your submission for qualifying books.
• Select Add to Cart, and then repeat if there are additional books in your submission. If there are no additional books in your submission, click on the cart icon and proceed to checkout.
• Note: If you want to submit magazines, please group them together on their own private signing form separate from comic submissions. The same rule applies for any custom labels. Please group them together on their own private signing form separate from non-custom labels. To see the available labels, click HERE.
• Put ALL ungraded books in window bags or they will not be accepted. You can purchase window bags HERE.
• Books that are already certified by CGC, including CGC Signature Series books, can be submitted for this event. CGC will remove a CGC-certified book from its holder for an additional $5 fee.
• Carefully package books in a box for shipment. If you need a CGC shipping kit, they can be purchased HERE.
• IMPORTANT: Please write HR on all sides of the outside of the box. You must initial outside of the box or we will not be able to honor the submission for this signing.
• Books will be received into the CGC system when they arrive and will be safely stored by CGC until the event. (Please note: Payments are processed as they normally are at the time of the collectibles’ arrival at CGC.)
• Once books are signed, they will start an expedited CGC grading process.

PLEASE NOTE:

All submissions must be received by CGC no later than Friday, January 20, 2023, to qualify for this In-House Private Signing. No change requests will be accepted after Friday, January 20, 2023.

*No Multi-Sigs included with other signings.

**If you submit a CGC-graded collectible that needs to be removed from its original holder by CGC, the collectible will need to go through the certification and encapsulation process again, and there is no guarantee that it will receive the same grade.